Sport shirt



May 9, 1950 E. s. AMSLER, JR

SPORT SHIRT Filed Nov. 9, 1948 Zlwuvwfwt; 5/9/7557 Guy Alma ff L/k ATTORNEY Patented May 9, 1950 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE SPORT SHIRT Ernest G. Amsler, Jr., Little Rock, Ark.

Application November 9, 1948, Serial No. 59,129

This invention relatesto sports shirts of the pull over type. Such garments usually are so constructed that when one is passed over the head of a wearer during the process of putting it on or taking it oil, the neck opening enlarges sufficiently to permit free passage loosely over the wearers head. Enlargement of the neck opening disarranges the entire upper portion of the garment, which must then be restored to its intended shape in order that it may set properly. The restoration and maintenance of a proper set is a problem confronting the garment industry.

An object of the invention is to provide a shirt of the character indicated having a novel overlapping panel structure at the chest portion thereof which assures the restoration and maintenance of a proper set of the shirt following its application over the head of a wearer.

Another object is to provide, in a pull over shirt, 2. novel arrangement of overlapping panels separable at the neck and chest portion to provide an enlarged neck opening permitting free passage over a wearers head.

Gther objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The disclosure of this application constitutes embodiments by which the invention is reduced to practice. It is intended, however, that the invention may be expressed in forms other than as herein specifically shown and described, and with modifications, so long as such other forms and modifications are comprised within the scope of the invention as claimed.

L1 the drawings:

Figure 1 is a pictorial representation of a sport shirt constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but illustrating the shirt as opened for putting on or taking off.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but 11- lustrating an alternative embodiment of the invention.

As shown, the shirt is made up of any suitable fabric and includes a one-piece front portion 4 which extends from the bottom to approximately mid-height of the chest area where it is joined along a seam 5 to the bottom of an outer chest panel 5. The panel 6 extends entirely across the shirt between the sleeve attaching seams l and at its left hand upper edge is attached to the back along the shoulder seam 8. At this side of the shirt the panel is appropriately formed with a neckband portion stitched to the contiguous bottom edge of a roll down collar H). The collar is open slightly at the front, the extent of the 3 Claims. (Cl. 2-115) opening being defined by a substantially V-shaped notch H in the upper edge of the panel at the front of the neck opening.

At the right hand side of the shirt the outer chest panel 6 is formed with a foldable flap portion I2 which, at its upper edge, terminates below the right hand shoulder seam l3 and substantially parallel thereto. The upper edge of the flap portion l2 connects through closure means 14, here shown as a conventional zipper slide fastener;

with the lower edge of an outer panel section 6a that is complemental to the panel 6 and which at its upper edge connects with the back of the shirt along the shoulder seam I3. This panel section to extends from the adjacent sleeve attaching seam l to the neck opening edge [5 where it is secured to the contiguous bottom edge of the collar.

The closure [4 extends substantially from the adjacent sleeve seam I to the neckband beneath the collar inwardly with respect to the adjacent end of the collar, so that when the flap I2 is closed and secured its inner end extends up beneath the collar with the pull tab of the fastener hidden from view.

An inner chest panel l6 underlies the closure I l, the panel section 6a, and the entire right hand area of the panel 6. It is secured to the back of the shirt and to the section 6a at the shoulder seam [3, to the section 6a and the panel 6 along the adjacent sleeve seam 1', and. to the front 4 and panel 6 along the seam 5. It is formed with a neck opening edge which is secured to the section 60. and to the collar along the contiguous bottom edge of the collar. Its remaining edge I! is free and is disposed diagonally from the right end of the collar to a point of connection on the seam 5 at the left hand front of the shirt as indicated in dotted line in Figure 2. The angle of the free edge I! is such that when the shirt is worn the edge substantially coincides with the overlying inclined edge of the V-shaped notch ll of the outer chest panel, as shown in Figure 1.

It is apparent in Figure 2 that when the closure M is opened the flap l2 folds back loosely and cooperates with the free edge I! of the inner panel to permit an ample enlargement of the neck opening for passage over the head of a wearer. When the flap is restored to closed position the panels are returned to and held in their initial position of proper arrangement.

The alternative embodiment illustrated in Figure 3 difiers from that shown in Figures 1 and 2 only in that the outer chest panel 6 is attached at its bottom edge to the front 4 by a shallow V-shaped seam 5' instead of a substantially horizontal seam, and is provided with a, seam M at the left hand side of the shirt below the shoulder seam 8 which in position, extent, and general appearance matches the line of the closure l4 when it is fully closed. Also, in this form the ends of the collar I!) meet at the front of the neck without a spacing notch. The seam M may be simulated if the panel 6 is one-pi ce, or it. may join the meeting edges if the panel is seetioned.

I claim:

1. In a pull over shirt having a collar surrounding a neck opening, an outer chest panel covering the chest area across the shirt at the front thereof and having a flap normally closed along a line of opening extending from a sleeve edge of the shirt to the neck opening beneath the collar, said flap being foldable to open position to provide an enlargement of the neck opening, closure means for the flap, and an inner chest panel underlying the outer panel and flap and having a free edge extending from the front of the collar to a connection with the outer panel at a point spaced from the neck opening.

2. In a pull over shirt having a collar surrounding a neck opening, an outerchest panel covering the chest area across the shirt at the front thereof and having a flap normally closed along a line of opening extending from a sleeve edge, of. the shirt to the neck opening beneath the collar inwardly of its front, said flap being ioldable to provide an opening as an enlargement of the neck opening, closure means for the flap, and an inner chest panel underlying the outer panel and flap and having a free edge extending from the front of the collar diagonally downward across the chest area of the shirt to a connection with the outer panel at a point spaced well below the neck opening.

3. In a pull over shirt having conventional shoulder seams, and a collar surrounding a neck opening, a chest panel covering the chest area across the shirt at the front thereof and having a flap normally closed along a line of opening extending from a sleeve edge of the shirt to the neck opening beneath the collar inwardly of its front and spaced below the adjacent shoulder seam, said flap being foldable to open position to provide an opening as an enlargement of the neck opening, closure means for the flap, and a seam in said panel opposite to and matching said line of closure opening, said seam extending from a sleeve edge of the shirt to the neck opening beneath the collar inwardly of its front and spaced below the adjacent shoulder seam.

ERNEST G. AMSLER, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 258,041 Faxon May 16, 1882 2,160,096 Swan May 30, 1939 2,447,735 Cherin et al. Aug. 24, 1948 

